Dr. Svetlana Alpers, Dr. R. Stephen Berry, Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis, Dr. Carol Greenhouse, Dr. Robert C. Post, and Dr. Keith S. Thomson are admitted to the society and sign the members' book
Dr. Larissa Adler Lomnitz, Dr. Jed Z. Buchwald, Dr. Paula S. Fass, Dr. Graham R. Fleming and Mr. Richard J. Franke are admitted to the society and sign the members' book
Dr. Paul Freedman, Mr. Ben W. Heineman, Dr. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Dr. Richard L. Kagan, Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, and Dr. Alexandra Navrotsky are admitted to the society and sign the members' book
; ; Naming something gives the namer dominion over that thing. Loren Graham discusses how the Moscow school of mathematics used the power of naming things to create a new kind of mathematics.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 157, No. 2 (June 2013), pp. 229-234
Awarded the Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities in 2013, this lecture focuses on Michelangelo's "Last Judegment" and the contraversy surrounding its unveiling. He goes on to discuss the Council of Trent and its connection to the contraversy.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 156, No. 4 (December 2012), pp. 388-397
Walter L. Robb Symposium on “Useful Knowledge”; Moderator Solomon Katz introduces the symposium on the future of food. He begins with a surprise food box for all the audience.
Professor Bloch talks about why the study of the Humanities is still important, especially in troubled times.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 156, No. 4 (December 2012), pp. 416-422
President Robinson gives an impassioned talk on the future of food justice and climate change. She links gender justice with those issues and challenges the US to join the rest of the world in finding solutions.; Further reading: http://opac.amphilsoc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=239670
Herman H. Goldstine Lecture; The Herman H. Goldstine Lecture by Martine Rothblatt discusses the xeno lungs: lungs from miniature pigs that have been genetically altered and implanted into humans.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 156, No. 4 (December 2012), pp. 379-387
Dr. Meinwald gives the Henry LaBarre Jayne Memorial Lecture. He gives a short history lesson of the chemistry research behind the synthesis of quinine, among others.
Richard S. Dunn Symposium; O'Shaughnessy discusses Sie Henry Clinton and the American Revolution: how the British leadership lost the American colonies.; Further reading: http://opac.amphilsoc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=236993
Dr. Nuland receives the Rhoads medal and gives his lecture on how medicine is taught.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 158, No. 1 (March 2014), pp. 388-397
Richard S. Dunn Symposium; The loss of the 13 colonies marked the largest loss in British history. Jasanoff describes how the 60,000 loyalist civilians left and what happened to them.; Further reading: http://opac.amphilsoc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=227171
